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«A cult front-group that purportedly
cures drug addition. Narconon is used for cult recruitment;
its techniques have been called unscientific, medically
unsound, and possibly dangerous.» —
The ARS Acronym/Terminology FAQ v3.5 by
Martin Hunt
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«We used L Ron Hubbard's techniques for
getting people off drug dependency and turning them into
Scientologists if we could. We were told by Dick Talbert, a Guardian
Office staff member, to tell people that Narconon and Scientology
were different corporations and not affiliated.» —
Affidavit
of Jerry Whitfield,
27 February 1998
«In fact, the Gerdman study showed that only
6.6% of Narconon Huddinge clients "remain drug-free permanently" -
if this is any way typical, it represents a success rate only
one-eleventh of that which is claimed.» — "Does
Narconon Work?",
Narconon Exposed
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Also, consider this passage taken from License Agreement: Narconon International/Centers—Marks, a contract between any Narconon center and Narconon International:
Now consider this statement from the Religious Technology Center — the self-described 'guardian' of Scientology scripture [ref] — states:
Narconon Exposed (français: Narconon Dévoilé)
This website offers a critical examination of Narconon's
claims, contrasting them with the strong body of opposing
evidence. Our intention is to provide a full range of
information to individuals, civic leaders and media
representatives interested in Narconon's activities
or considering involvement with Narconon.
Narconon Exposed: "Frequently Asked Questions"
16. Is Narconon religious?
Yes. Narconon claims to be secular, but all of its therapeutic methods are part of the "scriptures" of the religion of Scientology. Many of its practices are based solely on belief rather than medical science - a particularly obvious example is the use of "assists", a Scientology form of faith healing through the laying on of hands. Past versions of Narconon training manuals have been taken directly from Scientology originals, with very minor changes of wording or vocabulary to remove the most obvious signs of Scientology. Narconon's claim of secularism relies on outsiders not having enough knowledge of Scientology doctrine to recognise that much of its own doctrine is, in fact, pure Scientology. (See "Narconon and Scientology - Doctrines".) Narconon Exposed: "Does Narconon Work?"
Narconon invariably makes claims of very high success
rates - anything up to 85%, a remarkable figure when
one considers that conventional drug rehabilitation
programmes achieve only a rate of around 20-30%. It
is, however, extraordinarily difficult to obtain the
source data for such figures. They appear never to have
been published by Narconon and the organisation does
not respond to requests for the data - Gisle Hannemyr,
a Norwegian investigator of Narconon, tried unsuccessfully
for four years and the author of these pages has had
a similarly frustrating experience. Even Narconon occasionally
appears to find it difficult to back up its own claims
- when it sought to repudiate a critic in Stuttgart,
Germany, in 1993 it was unable to provide any evidence
to support its claims of efficacy, leading the administrative
court to conclude that "The papers filed by the petitioner
offer no evidence of a successful drug withdrawal at
the petitioner." [Decision
of the Verwaltungsgerichtshof Stuttgart, 10 May
1993, Az: 1 S 3021/92]
stop-narconon.org: "Protecting the Vulnerable from Narconon/Scientology"
Narconon
lies about its ties to the Church of Scientology,
while
funneling money to the International Association
of Scientologists and other Scientology groups, and
receiving money from them as well. Within Scientology,
Narconon is known as "the bridge to The Bridge": a recruiting
tool to lure in new members.
Holysmoke.org: "Links related to Scientology Inc.'s Narconon front group"
Many human rights activists throughout the world
consider Narconon to be a "scam." Many health
experts throughout the world consider Narconon to be
both dangerous and ineffective. One cannot (and must
not) expect the Scientology enterprise to tell the
truth about their Narconon front group: it is my
hope that these web pages will help people learn the
facts for themselves.
Addiction experts and academics in Canada, the United
States and Europe have long warned the Narconon program
has no scientific basis for its claims.
The Humanist (Sep. 2004): "Is Scientology in your schools?" by Robin Jacobs
For obvious reasons, the lauding of religious
leaders isn’t supposed to be practiced in U.S.
public schools, at least not as a class activity.
Yet one widely used school program concludes by
having students applaud Scientology founder L. Ron
Hubbard. The program is called Narconon, and it has
notable Scientology links.
[...]
Reader's Digest (1981): "Scientology: The Sickness Spreads" by Eugene H. Methvin
[...] But Scientology's biggest social reform
gimmick to date has been the "Narconons,"
fronts that allegedly rehabilitate drug addicts. Guardian legal experts at Saint Hill designed a whole package of
"correspondence" and phony minutes of "directors" meetings to make the Narconons
appear independent and justify government cash payments for "consultation" fees.
[...]
Jon Atack: "Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard: The Total Freedom Trap"
The doses of vitamins are so high on the Purification
Rundown that they become potentially dangerous (several
vitamins are poisonous in high doses; and vitamin B1
can have a disorienting effect similar to that of certain
drugs). The Oklahoma Mental Health Board was especially
concerned about the use of vitamin B3 in the form of
niacin, which in large doses has been connected with
liver failure. "Large doses of niacin are administered
to patients during the Narconon program to rid the body
of radiation. There is no credible scientific evidence
that niacin in any way gets radiation out of the patient's
body. Rather, the more credible medical evidence supports
the existence of potential medical risks to persons
receiving high doses of niacin".
Narconon is a drug-rehabilitation program run by the
Church of Scientology. Its methods are, to say the least,
unconventional, and have been roundly criticized by
doctors and other scientists as potentially lethal.
When one facility was being examined for certification, Narconon's spokesperson, Kirstie Alley, advised board members not to worry about details and to certify Narconon "because the treatment works". Several studies and reports, however, show that Narconon can be dangerous to a patient's physical and mental well-being, and that Narconon is used to recruit new members into the Church of Scientology. Clearwater Sun (1982): "Witnesses Tell of Break-ins, Conspiracy" by Steven Girardi
He said the church uses its community organizations
to infiltrate the community. "I'm talking about infiltration
in your community by a group of psycho-political operators
who have been well trained." [...] Janie Peterson, who
worked in the Las Vegas Guardian Office until 1979,
testified earlier the office operated community programs
such as Gerus Society, Apple Schools and Narconon with
a stated purpose "to make Scientology indispensable
to the community. It was basically public relations."
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Barbara Graham's resources The Sunday Times (Jan. 2007): "Revealed: how Scientologists infiltrated Britain's schools"
Devotees of the Church of Scientology have gained access
to thousands of British children through a charity that
visits schools to lecture on the dangers of drugs. A
Sunday Times investigation has found that Marlborough
College is one of more than 500 schools across Britain
where the charity has taught.
Critics of the charity, Narconon, say it is a front to promote the teaching of Scientology — the controversial “religion” founded by L Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer. Schools contacted last week said they knew nothing about the charity’s links with Scientology. There is no apparent reference to the church in its drugs education literature. [...]
Narconon Stone Hawk: Ongoing news
The Wog Blog (Mar. 17, 2007): "Who's Up for a Debate?"
Dave Touretzky (Mar. 16, 2007): "A look inside Narconon Stone Hawk's finances" Dave Touretzky (Mar. 16, 2007): " Narconon Stone Hawk sued for fraud" Dave Touretzky (Mar. 14, 2007): "More trouble for Narconon Stone Hawk" The Wog Blog (Mar. 3, 2007): "Vince Daniels Not Shuddered Into Silence" The Wog Blog (Feb. 25, 2007): "Stonehawk Responds" [...] Chris Owen (1998): "Narconon: Drug reformers or Scientology front?"
Lt Col Mark Jones was Narconon's first Director, serving
in that position through the 1970s until the organisation
was restructured around 1983. In 1995 he submitted an
extraordinary sworn declaration, supported by documentation,
that (at least until the early 1980s) Narconon was wholly
controlled by the Church of Scientology. He states:
In or about 1971 I was approached by Arthur Maren who was the Assistant Guardian for Public Relations in the United States branch of the Guardian's Office of the Church of Scientology. Maren asked if I was willing to set up a Narconon office and establish programs under the direction of the Guardian Office ... Throughout my period as director of Narconon, I reported to the Guardian's Office. Meetings were held at regular intervals at which the executives of the Guardian's Office determined the affairs of Narconon. All Narconon activities including the disposition of Narconon finances were approved by the Church of Scientology Assistant Guardian for Public Relations and the Assistant Guardian for Finance, Henning Heldt. From the time I became involved until I ultimately resigned, the Guardian Office controlled all directorships of Narconon, although Narconon was held out to be independent of the Church of Scientology. Although it was publicly admitted that Narconon used
the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, and was sponsored by
the Church of Scientology, it's true relationship -
i.e. that it was wholly controlled by the Church of
Scientology, was never publicly admitted. Patty Pieniadz (2006): "Executive Director Narconon Connecticut"
I can emphatically and truthfully state that they only people
that completed the Narconon program and "stayed off drugs" were
those that became Scientologists. It was always one of those
never written about but completely understood by Narconon staff,
that unless the person became a Scientologist and did the
Scientology Drug Rundown, then there was really little chance
that they guy would permanently stay off drugs. The unwritten
final step of the Narconon program was to acknowledge you were a
Scientologist. At that point, you were considered to be
rehabilitated, but up until you acknowledged that you wanted to
be a Scientologist and study Scientology it was considered that
you probably revert.
The Rick A. Ross Institute: Narconon [in the news]
The Narconon®
organization has been exposed to be a
® "Church" of Scientology
front which is in no way connected with the real
drug addiction treatment program called Narcotics Anonymous.
The Scientology business does not inform people that its Narconon operation is Scientology because they're aware of the likelyhood that no one would sign up for their dubious treatments were they aware of the fact that Narconon is a front group created by a notorious business cult with a long, well known criminal history, using unscientific, dangerous, and ineffective drug treatment proceedures concocted by a pulp science fiction writer. |